tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post111938510034687517..comments2014-01-12T10:46:48.153-07:00Comments on The Geomblog: Foreign researchers and immigration policiesSuresh Venkatasubramanianhttps://plus.google.com/112165457714968997350noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1121247104130820172005-07-13T03:31:00.000-06:002005-07-13T03:31:00.000-06:00Sorry for responding to an old post. I know of an ...Sorry for responding to an old post. I know of an Indian student who went back to India to finalise his marriage (with his girlfriend who also studying at that time in our University - TAMU). We were all in the Aerospace Dept. He also had to renew his visa. His visa wasn't renewed and he was asked to get clearance from DRDO. To my knowledge he wasn't involved in any confidential defense related research, though he may have been funded by NSF or DARPA or AFOSR etc.<BR/><BR/>His advisor and other faculty members from the department sent numerous letters to the consulate in Chennai, but to no avail. He finally got his visa and came back, a year after he had left on vacation to India. &#160;<BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://bharatblog.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="bcl400 at mailinator dot com">Rajagopal</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1119745741413560432005-06-25T18:29:00.000-06:002005-06-25T18:29:00.000-06:00Hi Paul Deignan, I saw your post today. Thanks fo...Hi Paul Deignan,<BR/><BR/> I saw your post today. Thanks for your comments. I don't think there is anything wrong with the controls in place, they are required after September 11 in order to prevent terrorism. I do not recall saying there is anything wrong with the controls in place?<BR/><BR/> --serkan<BR/><BR/>&#160;<BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~apaydin" REL="nofollow" TITLE="">Mehmet Serkan Apaydin</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1119575990322731032005-06-23T19:19:00.000-06:002005-06-23T19:19:00.000-06:00The issue is many-fold (The ACLU doc I link to has...The issue is many-fold (The ACLU doc I link to has more on this). First of all, many of the security features are new, and not well publicizied, causing all kinds of confusion for people who need to navigate their way around the system.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, there is a severe lack of manpower at the USCIS. What this means is that new regulations are proposed, new paperwork is required, and delays in processing travel documents gets longer and longer. When the time taken to process a student visa is so long that the student has to either defer admission for a year, or give up and go to another country, I'd say there is a problem. <BR/>&#160;<BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A>SureshAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1119567502862766612005-06-23T16:58:00.000-06:002005-06-23T16:58:00.000-06:00I don't think you make a case here.Basically, you ...I don't think you make a case here.<BR/><BR/>Basically, you are saying that some people are inconvenienced by security controls across the US border. Fine. So what is so wrong with the controls in place?<BR/><BR/>&#160;<BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://info-theory.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow" TITLE="deignan at ada-vs dot com">Paul Deignan</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555947.post-1119411129139846272005-06-21T21:32:00.000-06:002005-06-21T21:32:00.000-06:00Suresh, visas have always been a problem for Chine...Suresh, visas have always been a problem for Chinese students studying in the US and the situation is getting better. I came to the states in 2003 which is said to be the hardest time to get a US visa--maybe only 10% students passed through. Anyway, since 2004 it's much easier to get a visa for Chinese students. One week ago, U.S. Embassy in Beijing just announced the extension of the term of validity for student visas. The visas will be valid for 12 months with multiple entries. You may find detailed info on this site: http://www.usembassy-china.org.cn/press/release/2005/061405vis.html&#160;<BR/><BR/><A></A><A></A>Posted by<A><B> </B></A><A HREF="http://blog.lidan.net" REL="nofollow" TITLE="danli2004 at gmail dot com">Dan Li</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com